The original lineup consisted of vocalist Jason Cruz, guitarists Jake Kiley and Rob Ramos, bassist Jim Cherry and drummer Adam Austin. After releasing a self-titled 7" record, they became one of the first bands to be signed to Fat Wreck Chords, the record label owned and operated by Fat Mike of the band NOFX. Austin left the band in 1992 and was replaced by Brad Morrison who also left the band and was replaced on drums by Jordan Burns, formerly of fellow Simi Valley natives Ten Foot Pole. Their first album, Another Day in Paradise, was released in May of 1994. Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues followed in 1996. In 1998 they released The Skinny Years...Before We Got Fat, a compilation album of their pre-Fat Wreck Chords material.
The band showed notable musical growth on their 1998 album Twisted by Design, which was both speedy and technical but also punk-based and with darker overtones. The album established a mixture of the fast, poppy sound the band had established with Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues but mixed it with more atonality and more abstract song structures. Bassist Jim Cherry left the band in 1999 and went on to play in Pulley and Zero Down, but died of heart failure in 2002. He was replaced by Chris Aiken, whose musical background had a strong impact on the 2000 album The Element of Sonic Defiance, which continued in the fast, melodic punk tradition of the band while introducing more hard rock and metal elements.
In 2002 the band released their fourth full-length album An American Paradox, their first release to appear in the Billboard Top 200. The initial production run contained a bonus song entitled "Don't Look Back". A video was filmed for the song "Cemetery" and was included on several punk rock video compilations. In 2003 they recorded and released a live album as part of the Fat Wreck Chords Live in a Dive series. Exile in Oblivion, was released in 2004, with a video filmed for the song "Analog." Strung Out released their sixth full-length album, Blackhawks Over Los Angeles on June 12, 2007.
In March 2009, Strung Out released a compilation of B-sides, demos, and covers called "Prototypes and Painkillers" with material from all eras of the band's history. Many of these tracks have been on various punk compilations and/or were included in their "Live in a Dive" recording.
On September 29, 2009, Strung Out Released a their 7th studio album titled Agents of the Underground.
Analog
Strung Out Lyrics
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Of this dreamlike maze
It has begun
And all I wanted you near
With these wounds I bled
A perfect tone of red in isolation
Through the swollen eyes of the dying
And my waking dreams we're all dying
To become what we swore we never would
Now I watch and mourn in bloom
You take the way you know
I'll take the road unknown
And meet you there
At the end of time
We are frequency
We are tragedy
We are the love
We need to keep us here
We are the dying we are the lonely ones
We are the waiting forever faithful
When I see you on the other side
I will not be the same
As I was when I was yours
How I wanted you near!!!
We are the dying we are the lonely ones
We are the waiting forever faithful
When I see you on the other side
I will not be the same
As I was when I was yours
The lyrics to the song Analog by Strung Out paint a picture of a dreamlike haze that feels both peaceful and unsettling. Against this backdrop, the singer reflects on a relationship that has ended and how it has affected them. They describe the wounds they bear as a perfect tone of red and express their desire to have their partner back with them.
The song also includes a powerful message about the impact of love and loss. The chorus reminds us that we are all frequency and tragedy, and the love we share is what keeps us grounded. The lyrics suggest that even though we may feel alone and dying at times, we are all waiting and forever faithful to those we love.
Overall, the song seems to be about the struggle between pain and hope, and how we can learn and grow from our experiences. The final verse suggests that the singer has accepted that they will never be the same as they were when they were with their partner, but that they can still move forward and find something new to believe in.
Line by Line Meaning
Through the coolest haze
Amidst a foggy confusion
Of this dreamlike maze
In a labyrinthine state of mind
It has begun
A journey or a process has started
And all I wanted you near
A desire for companionship and support
With these wounds I bled
Physical or emotional scars and trauma
A perfect tone of red in isolation
Expression of pain and suffering, felt alone
Through the swollen eyes of the dying
Viewing the world through the lens of someone who's lost hope
And my waking dreams we're all dying
Ambitions are fading away
To become what we swore we never would
Transforming into something we never wanted to be
Now I watch and mourn in bloom
Observing the consequences while losing hope
You take the way you know
Choosing a path that is familiar and comfortable
I'll take the road unknown
Opting for risk and uncertainty
And meet you there
Reconnecting at some point in time
At the end of time
In some distant future
We are frequency
Our existence is a vibration
We are tragedy
Our life is full of suffering and sadness
We are the love
Love gives us the strength to endure
We need to keep us here
Love is what keeps us grounded
We are the dying we are the lonely ones
We feel lost and abandoned
We are the waiting forever faithful
Hoping for a brighter future
When I see you on the other side
In a different place or time
I will not be the same
Transformation and growth is inevitable
As I was when I was yours
The past cannot be undone, but we can change the future
How I wanted you near!!!
Deep longing for the comfort of a loved one
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Written by: CHRISTOPHER TRAVIS JR AIKEN, JACOB IRA KILEY, JASON ALEXANDER CRUZ, JORDAN LIEBERMAN, ROBERT J RAMOS
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@jackspry9736
RIP and long live Jim Cherry (August 2, 1971 – July 7, 2002), aged 30
You will always be remembered as a legend.
@whiskypops
I didn't know he passed I was going to go on tour with them as a bass roadie for Jim very nice guy . But roadie for offspring andbad religion in stead .in 1992
@andrewgrignon826
This song still makes the hair on my arms stand up when I hear it
@hanzelcruz5080
Quién en 2023? Jaja vino a mi mente esta canción, qué buena!
@evajusteva
one of my favorite songs ever
@OakleyGuru379
Favorite band ever
@CelsiusDrumz
as far as Rise Against goes, they formed from an old Chicago punk band called 88 Fingers Louie. 88 Fingers as well as Rise Against were on Fat Wreck Chords as well.. Rise Against thanks bands like Strung Out for helping them get where they are today, and played many shows opening for Strung Out. Strung Out til DEATH
@daniellewis2133
I love all 3.
@shadowdouglas450
I went to see 88 finger Louie in Chicago for there reunion tour they just put out a cd last year wanna of my favorite bands just like rise against old Afi, LOC pennywise, Lagwagon, Strung out, Operation Ivy Catch 22 too many to name that's awesome that you mention 88 fingers Louie such an underrated band.
@niners5time822
This is the sound track in my head when I am riding my dirt bike! Fan since seeing these guys at a frat in Santa Barbara in 2001.